Koi-Lo
April 8th 06, 03:49 PM
"Mister Gardener" > wrote in message
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> Anytime that one of my plants has arrived in a little plastic pot
> stuffed with that white packing stuff I have removed the pot as well
> as the white stuff. What do others do?
I remove the pot and as much of the white stuff as possible.
What are the pros and cons,
> other than the fact that the plants are more easily moved about if
> left in the pot.
If left in the pot the top shows above the gravel - not real natural looking
at all.
Does the pot and filler hamper root growth or cause
> the plant to grow in a different configuration. I am looking at a
> gorgeous sword plant that is in one of these pots and it appears to be
> growing more out than up, if you know what I mean. I have no doubt it
> will grow into a large and beautiful centerpiece, but the particular
> location I have in mind calls for a plant with more height than width.
> I'm not too smart on individual scientific names, and more often than
> not, the store either doesn't know or has the wrong name posted on it.
> And so many echinodoras look alike when they are young.
And they can grow to look a bit different in different tanks with different
fertilizers, lighting conditions and temperature. My swords look nothing
like they did when I bought them. They're now shorter and much fuller and
bushier (sideways growth).
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Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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...
> Anytime that one of my plants has arrived in a little plastic pot
> stuffed with that white packing stuff I have removed the pot as well
> as the white stuff. What do others do?
I remove the pot and as much of the white stuff as possible.
What are the pros and cons,
> other than the fact that the plants are more easily moved about if
> left in the pot.
If left in the pot the top shows above the gravel - not real natural looking
at all.
Does the pot and filler hamper root growth or cause
> the plant to grow in a different configuration. I am looking at a
> gorgeous sword plant that is in one of these pots and it appears to be
> growing more out than up, if you know what I mean. I have no doubt it
> will grow into a large and beautiful centerpiece, but the particular
> location I have in mind calls for a plant with more height than width.
> I'm not too smart on individual scientific names, and more often than
> not, the store either doesn't know or has the wrong name posted on it.
> And so many echinodoras look alike when they are young.
And they can grow to look a bit different in different tanks with different
fertilizers, lighting conditions and temperature. My swords look nothing
like they did when I bought them. They're now shorter and much fuller and
bushier (sideways growth).
--
Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
~~~ }<((((o> ~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~ }<(((((o>